Ralph Dain

Ralph Dain

Personal information
Date of birth	1862
Place of birth	Burslem, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Smallthorne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1882–1886	Port Vale	61	(2)
Total		61	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph Dain (born 1862; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale in the 1880s.

Playing career

Dain was a right-back in Port Vale's first recorded game, in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay on 9 December 1882. He was also in the sides that won the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and that won the Burslem Challenge Cup and shared the former trophy in 1885. On 13 February 1886 he scored in the FA Cup fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3–3. He remained a first team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season.

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1882–83	–	0	0	2	0	2	0
	1883–84		0	0	15	0	15	0
	1884–85		0	0	28	0	28	0
	1885–86		4	1	12	1	16	2
Total			4	1	57	1	61	2

Honours

with Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1883, 1885 (shared)
• Burslem Challenge Cup winner: 1885